Tom Jones has told This Morning viewers why he turned down the chance to record The Beatles track Long and Winding Road even though it was written especially for him.

The Voice UK coach was asked by host Phillip Schofield why he turned it down and the Treforest-born singer revealed that it was because The Beatles' Paul McCartney wanted him to release the song as soon as possible.

Sir Tom explained: "I was in a club with him and asked him to write me a song. He said 'yes' and he sent it around to my house.

"I had a single coming out on the Friday and he told me it would have to be my next single. I put it to Decca Records that I had the song.

"They said they were all geared up for the Friday, it was a song called Wiithout Love, and all the publicity was done. But they put it on me, nobody was with me."

Earlier in the show the coach appeared alongside his final acts for The Voice - Victoria Kerley, Into the Ark, Capital B, Dannii Barnes, Craig Ward and Nadine McGhee. He told viewers that he loved being on the show because he could help other singers.